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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
of Align-Rite International, Inc. on Form S-8's (File No.s 33-00232, 33-96400
and 33-96402) of our report dated May 28, 1996, on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Align-Rite
International, Inc. as of March 31, 1996 and 1995, and for each of the three
years in the period ended March 31, 1996, which report is included in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
                                          COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P
 
Los Angeles, California
June 27, 1996
 
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